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  1. Not giving PRN's even though they are ordered?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    When I have worked with nurses who like to play the power trip thing--and I have seen it both in psych and detox-- I have gone to the doc. They are ordering the meds and expect that they are being...

  2. Don't understand this weird-a%&! parameter

    mentalhealthRN replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in General Nursing

    yeah I would just double check the 70. I have never seen it that low.....here it's usually 90. But with a particular patient this could maybe be right. Maybe ask the doc ordering. Just say you were...

  3. Is it a bad idea to ask?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Gabby-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the same boat....however if you told her you could work every other weekend but didn't specify that it needed to be 1st and 3rd vs 2nd and 4th then how would she know?? I would let her know...

  4. Interview today for Urgent Care...need some pointers

    mentalhealthRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not a new nurse--been a nurse for about 7 and 1/2 years actually--but I have been out of work for about 6 months. I left my last job miserable and realizing that I have come to learn something....

  5. Interview today for Urgent Care...need some pointers

    mentalhealthRN replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks....it went well I think. Sounds like the doc is interested in having me come on starting with a shift or two here and there to see if I like it. As he called it--"date before we run and get...

  6. What hospitals hire student nurse technicians?

    mentalhealthRN replied to himynameis's topic in General Nursing

    Highland Hospital in Rochester NY has posts specifiacally for that position.....here is just one post that came up on indeed.com Not sure where you are going to school.... Job Title: SNPCT (STUDENT...

  7. Psychiatric home care notes

    mentalhealthRN replied to djasset's topic in Home Health

    Well it sounds like you should be good with caring for them-- again I always just worry about safety. As far as notes.....Do you actually have to do a mental health eval? a lethality assessment? I...

  8. Theraputic Privilege: An Ethical Dilemma

    mentalhealthRN replied to Bhebe55's topic in General Nursing

    I think its interesting that we are taking the word of the wife regarding this statement of --"he will commit suicide if he has cancer". So we are going to take the word of someone not trained to...

  9. Odor Query

    mentalhealthRN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know. I would talk to your doc about that one if I were you. Who knows what it could be. Lots of things can cause odors other then perspiration

  10. I had an epiphany today

    mentalhealthRN replied to nurse2033's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say though that having worked in both psych and in a drug/ETOH detox........I have heard sooooo many times, "I have quit heroin, Crack, alcohol and opiates and it was hard don't get me...

  11. How do you deal??

    mentalhealthRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    Another thing I like to remind these complainers about when they complain about all the patients is this.......hey if they were not here you would not have a job! Think about it as job stability!

  12. Good hand lotion?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Quark09's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like the Palmers coco butter stuff. I have hands that get really dry and chapped to where they crack and bleed.....and like that one a lot. Also you can put on bag balm....not the lotions with bag...

  13. Doctors office job..think I made a mistake...

    mentalhealthRN replied to Marshall1's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Ummm.....doesn't wash his hands between patients???? God that is gross!! and if the state department of health caught him a huge fine! Are there any other docs offices or clinics near you? I agree...

  14. Ativan IM?

    mentalhealthRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Our docs would tell us there were cardiac risks in giving Zyprexa and Ativan too close. And also I need to say after reading all these posts.....I think that it is important to separate that acute...

  15. Nursing degree/nursing diploma

    mentalhealthRN replied to MRSJONES's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Never heard of an associates LPN. What's the point? If your going to get an AS why would you get an LPN and not RN. You will have a lot more options with an

  16. How do you deal??

    mentalhealthRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    I know EXACTLY what you are talking about and yeah it is frustrating. I had one guy....an older male nurse I worked with who seriously would have gone down the line and given every single pt a...

  17. Psychiatric home care notes

    mentalhealthRN replied to djasset's topic in Home Health

    my guess is you have never worked as a psych nurse prior to this job?? Did you not have a psych rotation in school. This is exactly why a nurse who has never worked psych should not be "learning" in...

  18. Ativan IM?

    mentalhealthRN replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    Yes Ativan is very viscus. In psych yes we give it IM daily....if you use a large gauge needle to DRAW ONLY....like a 16 or 14.....it draws much quicker, which in psych is important. Then ALWAYS BE...

  19. pt with traumatic brain injury

    mentalhealthRN replied to kubebe's topic in General Nursing

    when in bed always at high risk for impaired skin

  20. Hello everyone!!!new to the forum

    mentalhealthRN replied to Loreta's topic in Psychiatric

    Hello

  21. Support needed

    mentalhealthRN replied to b eyes's topic in General Nursing

    That is a tough situation. People respond to news like that in ways that sometimes can be totally out of character for them. Anger and finding someone or something to blame is normal. Part of the...

  22. Feeling Like I Know NOTHING!

    mentalhealthRN replied to Jw1724's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    One thing to get in the habit of asking a patient who falls is--do you remember hitting your head? --also always put on gloves and inspect and palpate the entire head for evidence of a head injury....

  23. What job can I get with Exercise Science and Nursing Degree

    mentalhealthRN replied to namazonian's topic in Nursing Career

    My first degree before nursing was in Health Science. One of the internships I did before my student teaching was for Johnson & Johnson. They have many divisions with one being wellness. I thinkit...

  24. Lots of threads on tattoos but....

    mentalhealthRN replied to dreamer827's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry but this sounds closed minded, judgemental and ignorant. As a nurse I have seen more tatoos on people I would never have expected to see them on. Sorry I disagree-- a lot of tatoos is one thing....

  25. What does a letter like E or R mean in your credential number as a registered nurse?

    mentalhealthRN replied to julesandjewels's topic in General Nursing

    yeah here in NY we use all numbers so I couldn't tell ya. But congrats to